induced

American

[in-doost, -dyoost] / ɪnˈdust, -ˈdyust /

adjective

brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination).

Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.
The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.
Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction.

As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.
Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination).

The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.
Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.
Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination).

These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.
We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of induce.

Other Word Forms

noninduced adjective
quasi-induced adjective
uninduced adjective

Etymology

Origin of induced

induce ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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They collected skin cells from patients and reprogrammed them into induced pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into many different cell types.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"Cox neither induced its users' infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“Cox neither induced its users’ infringement nor provided a service tailored to infringement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Again the golf course exacted demands that induced the Swede's crucial errors as he found water on the 11th and 12th holes.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Just as environmental cancers are induced by a wide variety of chemical and physical agents, so the malignant condition itself is manifested in many different and biologically distinct ways.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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